Michael Mauro - Democrat - Secretary of State

REPORT NAMES IOWA TOP STATE IN MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:10:09 +0000

DES MOINES – Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro announced today that Iowa ranked first in a national report on the ease of military and overseas voting. Read full release (PDF). Share and Enjoy:

The Importance of Voting – Vote on Nov. 3

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:53:45 +0000

Monday, November 2nd, 2009 By Michael Mauro Iowa Secretary of State This coming Tuesday is an Election Day throughout the State of Iowa. Every Iowan who lives in one of the 947 cities across the state will have the opportunity to elect or re-elect their city officials. Historically there is a very low turnout in these elections, [...]

Reichert’s annual Oktoberfest draws crowd

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:48:22 +0000

Story by MuscatineJournal.com Reichert’s annual Oktoberfest draws crowd By Cynthia Beaudette MUSCATINE, Iowa — Chilly temperatures moved Rep. Nathan Reichert’s sixth annual Oktoberfest indoors Sunday at Strawberry Farms Bed and Breakfast in Muscatine. But the gray day coupled with a non-election year didn’t suppress the turn-out of 80 guests, including several Iowa legislators. Iowa Secretary of State Mike Mauro [...]

South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO will be sponsoring the annual Labor Day Festival (Solidarity Fest)

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:59:40 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : Don Brown 265-1862 (Des Moines, Iowa) South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO will be sponsoring the annual Labor Day Festival (Solidarity Fest) on Monday, September 7th. This year’s event will be held in 4-H building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The parade will be led [...]

Bluffs councilman eyes state office

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:54:13 +0000

Published Jul 30, 2009 Published Thursday July 30, 2009 By Elizabeth Ahlin WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER A Council Bluffs city leader has made his first move toward a bid for statewide office. City Councilman Matt Schultz said Thursday that he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for Iowa Secretary of State. The two-term Republican cited [...]

SOS candidates disagree on role of office

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:51:29 +0000

by Kathie Obradovich Des Moines Register.com July 30, 2009 Republican Matt Schultz, the Council Bluffs city councilman who announced today he’s considering running for secretary of state, says that he sees the job as more than overseeing corporate filings and running elections. “I think the Iowa secretary of state should be an advocate for business, and [...]

Iowa brings out the ‘08 youth vote

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:45:31 +0000

Turnout in 2008 election in the 18- to 24-year-old age group: Iowa: 63 percent Illinois: 50 percent U.S.: 49 percent Iowa ranked highest of the 50 states in the percentage of its young people to turn out to vote in the last presidential election, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Monday that 63 percent of [...]

Election officers want later 2012 primary start

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:27:48 +0000

chicagotribune.com By BRIAN BAKST Associated Press Writer 4:23 PM CDT, July 17, 2009 MINNEAPOLIS The nation’s election administrators are determined to shorten the 2012 presidential contest by pressing for a later start to primary voting. Meeting in Minneapolis at their annual conference Friday, leading members of the National Association of Secretaries of State said they hoped to persuade Democrats and Republicans [...]

Votes Tallied: IA is a Winner in Voting Accessibility

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:40:42 +0000

Washington, D.C. – It’s been months since the November election, but voters with disabilities may remember it like yesterday – because of sheer frustration at the polls. The Government Accountability Office reports that about 70 percent of polling places nationwide had some sort of barriers to voting for people with disabilities last [...]

Go-Hawks visit Capitol

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:17:28 +0000

John Cashman and Maggie Moss, students at Waverly-Shell Rock High School, were two of 21 high school students who participated in Capitol Project 2009.